Cash register



5. BRAND CASH REGISTER June 23, 1931.

, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet '1 Filed June 13 FIG; 4

June 23,-1931.

5. BRAND CASH REGISTER Filed June 13, 1927 3 sheetssheet 2 5. BRAND June 23, 1931 CASH REGISTER Filed June 13, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet gwuenkn y Sunuel Brand W M I'm Elm: new

by, a'fs pring Ipullecl cletent :33, having a" hook 3tlformecl' thereon .opposit'ejeechof the keys 3O,whieh, after a key is depressed, engages a pin on the key therebyholclingthe key in fits depressed {positionz" When released near the entlof the operationeby mechanism well fknown in this "type of machine, the depressed is returned to its normal, outward .vposition by aspring not shown, l' The cleteiiti38 is swungatit's lower-end on an arin 36 and. at

v v prese il m be ncludeclherein. f

its upper. enicl it isz'supporteclby a similarar-in notr'shown herein. releasing bait-#57; is"

shownin Fig.7 1, buteer it ,is old and well.

l Thedifie entiellj inovable armed-(Egg 42 by a Thefca'nie jlfi receiveoiie. clockwise rotation on eachojperationof the a-brief-clescri known intheart-anclis not pertinent to the Theidifierntial lie himm' esteem with.

thekeySYSO wellkn-own in'the art and only this; application; v

1 pivotedon a stiid- /ll', is eonnectetifto a helcl in the position shown by a" s pring. The

ers 4c' 7, carriedon rYfshapecl lever 48; which at itsfupper end isiconn'eotedj to the segment "rc'ursion. On'vitsfnpwarcl movement thefsegfee,

' scribeclflin tlie patent; to Fuller: niimberecl 1nent 42 carries the arm 4L0 with it until the stop pawl '5O, the oneration ofjwhfich 'ie very well know and fully illustrated. and cle-' 1;242,1-70, issued-October 9," 1922,. The bell nection to a, reset spider 51,1shownbroken" crank-451E connectecl by a jpin; and slot con i away, whiehis pivoted onlthe stud and lies in thesanieplane' asthe zero Stoppawll.

l f When the eegmentf fijis rocked counterclockwise to its norinal position alsnrface V thereonfwill contaota pin 52 on the arm 4:0

- ancl retl rn thisarnito*its'norinal'position. I jendoftheshaft65. V

It canbeseen from Figs, '1. and 2 that; grlu e'i to ithe constructions? oftheee parts; rotary Dmwereleetian .1' i

o description thereof will .f

I' F will presentlybe clesoribeelfit is propelled L forwardly out. of thedrawfer cabinet and into" iits acceseibl'e"positionbyxthe'feuclclen expairf- 1 y u hown 1 l ption thereof will be included 2 lr'riachine, which, 'through the lever the link 1 49-, gives the-"seg1nent 42 its regular 'exiiined bythe keydepreeed;

is revion sly mentioned, the ie V Each ofthe clrawersjbii x eni dab y nio'untedin an epeiiingin'thebase ofthe new Q ehineL Abracket'fifii secureclonthe'back' of provided with a plurality 0f cash drawers; y a the topmost one 55" Fig. l) of whieh is "illustratedhereinfthe other drawers beingexact-duplicates. "These drawers are offthe usualclesign provideclin machines ef'this type ancl acomplete deeeription thereof is notthought necessary teen nnclerstancling of 1 l: the present invention.

eachlclrawer has'piveteclthereto a latch 57,l f springhelcl initslat'chedposition, A ghoul-i L cler 58 ojfthe Iat hbontactSalplate59 "secured to abarfiOjextenrlingi across the rear of the machine] "lVhenthe drawerisfunlatched, as

sion of two; springs 61,5enly one oiiwliich' is posite each of thel nine clrawersg only the herein.

The'sha ft 65 (Fig. l);iepositionecl by" the 1 lclifl erenti'a'l" mechanism described above ancl' [in the-*following 'I nannfer.- {Pivoted on 'itlle g differentially movable arn flisabeain 67 which is bifurcated atite rightl anclenclancl j "straddles al pin lifi-nionnted inalink69." At

itslower'encl this link 69isi ivotally connected'tofan annmrree onajshaft n, supported in the right side immer- (Fig; 4' nd the left "side frame, not ehowng of the maehine.-

lever egg-is adapteclto -cooperate :with' the roller 86 (Fige'l) carried bythe Y-shapecl' lower "part of the beani 67; and pesi'tionthis Y beam' and the link-69f differentially,

' I" Thefar n 70 has seeured -t11 fetde gear 7:2, mes'hing with teeth iormedon one 'Figiflg therack 78 is guided ina slot out in a 7 9 and 80"(Fig. 4) seci1retl tothe ba'ee YGof the machine. jAt itsleft han'cl'entl, as viewed Fig.4, theShaftZ 78 haepinnetl thereto a segment y y y y Y end ofaliorizontallydispesed rack? Till e forwargl end of this rack is slidably enpport w y fed-in a cross bar/T4; supported by the machine 1 baseffliu Atfite righthanrl endQaevieiwecl inf spiral gear 81 (see aleo Fig.1) which meshes with aspira'l pinion 82,;faet jon" ashort ver{* t'ical-shaft, 83'. At its lower end the shaft 88 T hae a tenon 84 (Fig. 2)".foriiied thereon to slide in a mortise-cutin the! enlarged upper r 3 49 F 1 drawer will be released said "fehdered acces- However, if theilever 115' is adjusted to eithef the second '01: third igosi ticn. shove; or belcwthe-sdd position, thsdrawexiwill whichyby inesnsotthejpinlw, will rock the viouslydescribed. i

viewed 5i control: lever" with which machines of this type airelprovided, and, is},fo1 the purposeoi' controlling. thelmachine 'Tfof total and sub=.f totsliftaking. operations; *iThe, leveh 115' is secured to a disk. 116 pivoted; von la stud 1 -11? projectingfromthesright side frame 87E(Fig 4) of the machinedThe disklIG is connect-j ed bye linldlleto an'arml191oo se1y pivoted on the shekft 71;; 1 A" P1111120 mounted i i'ri downwardly extending portion of the"; arm 1191 projects through the-bifurcated ehd -01.

- an ar m12l, pinned atdesheft 77122; [This 'shetft V1227 (Figs-4 end 5.);is11oosely' mounted a V in lug 123.cast on thebase 76 of theihsi-I QhiIl C-L'n :Pinhed to the leftihsnd end" offthe shaft 122 :(Eig: 4) is, an $111124, connected; to the fed-107 pre by 111ear"1s" of a link 12 5 The counter clockwx link'llS, rock: the 13119 counter-clockwise arm 121,! she ft 122 and, arm 124 clockwise.

' This movement. of the erm l xt'fll moi e the 111115 125? endj the] rodlOT to thesright, as 7 Likewise the clock-Wise] movementscfthe lei er 1.15;Wi11, through the" parts just described, shde 'tl e rodlQ?" to. the left to a}position correspc ding-tothat to WhicbtheleVer 11-5 is ztdjusted; i;

Referringf'jtoIFigs; 6 midB ftcanhe seefi that the rod lQ'iisprovided with positions cofresponding to the cositioiis to d which the total control leveril is capable, ofbeiiig adg ju'sted. "Assho n 'in Fig. 8 thet'odl offhss;

no'fnotchj opposite the add, first resdand first reset positions. Thus, "the-1totahcontrollever ,l is moved to shy one of these post-l tioios and the. machine operated; the cash sihle.

not be released, es it .Willhemcted from Fig,

8 thatlthefriotches 126 smash ere olpp osite. 1 those'posit'ions end therefore the drawer can;

not be released"? ()bviouslythe drawerfreleasemechanism. u cztnibe:disabled-With,thedever llw in any of its positions or any number in positi o1 1s by V nierelyycuttihg Anotchi in cori e'sponding,

' position the rod 10?; inrwhich it desirec l to have drawer release mechanism 1'emain1n show !v and described are s'dmirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily statedgfitis, to .Lbe'imderstood that] it is not intended to confinethe invention to the'forms 01 embodilmentlherein disclosedflor it is susceptible of r embodiment in Various forms all coming f I j Withinthe scope of theclaimswhich follow; 1 f t .Whatisdaimed i 1 *1 39 s t r th se moverhent of the j let rd 115. (Fig. 5) E1fro1 its, add QpcsIUQnKitoQ any of1ts;i" -set posztlons wlll, through the combination, of a @11 1 :)11 1fra1 ity of heys a idfit'terentiel Irtechavn islti controlledtherebym plurality.ofreceptacles,

e finger sheftlcontrolled by said difl'erential mechahism31t11e position off-which shaft determines which ofsa-id receptaoleswill be re-v leaseche cement 'airmfonjmisingssid finger v sha'ftjtdirelease "said selected ;receptacle, a,

manually operable leveigend fc'd shiftable longitudinally lby'flsaid lever and having notches, V the positions; oi which. render said releasing means 'ineffie'ctive 7 upon operation ofthemachine; s

2;;Ine. drawer vfeleasi g mechanism, the; combi riatioii of anemia foi" a ctuatingthe I eleasing mechanism, cam for actuating I said;

arm; a second arm acttiated by said first arm;

end a notched rod slid-ably carried 'bysaid second-arm and adapted to be menually-posia tione d tOfOfD'l alt-operative 'corin'ection infa phimlit'y. ofipositionsr hetw een seid first and said sejcond 'armsii] e 3. In it jdrswerfreleasihg} mechanism, the,

said arm, a" second arm ledepted to be actu- 4; In s, machine of-the descfihei the H 4, d 109 combination of :1; bank of keys a plurahty U i of -drawers,..nieefis differentially adjust-able l under control ofasaid keys; for selecting the drawer to be releasedflh-eens for releasing the drawer selected, a totel lever; having ,an addrpositione nd aplunelity of total control-j lingflpositiohs, and metals opei'sited said lever for rendering. seidfi eleasing means "in:

effectiye'fior s pre detel l i hed number of posi J ""tlonsflof.seld'llever;

5. 111 a di -Wee; releasing mechanism; the

elk/operable; lever and a rodshi ftable difarm; endlssid means When: the 7 rod is shifted'a;

n wi sii 'PO t ns sn t pr ve PE era,t 1\ e COllIlGOtlOl) fromgb'elng formed heh' the rod lsshifted mtoaother.positionsl testimony whereof I kifixlhy signatufe. s SAMUELERANDLLQ 

